• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.403-414
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• 2019

Offshore drilling has become a key process for obtaining oil. Offshore platforms have many applications, including oil exploration and production, navigation, ship loading and unloading, and bridge and causeway support. However, vibration problems caused by severe environmental loads, such as ice, wave, wind, and seismic loads, threaten the functionality of platform facilities and the comfort of workers. These concerns may result in piping failures, unsatisfactory equipment reliability, and safety concerns. Therefore, the vibration control of offshore platforms is essential for assuring structural safety, equipment functionality, and human comfort. In this study, an optimal multiple tuned mass damper (MTMD) system was proposed to mitigate the excessive vibration of a three-dimensional offshore platform under ice and earthquake loadings. The MTMD system was designed to control the first few dominant coupled modes. The optimal placement and system parameters of the MTMD are determined based on controlled modal properties. Numerical simulation results show that the proposed MTMD system can effectively reduce the displacement and acceleration responses of the offshore platform, thus improving safety and serviceability. Moreover, this study proposes an optimal design procedure for the MTMD system to determine the optimal location, moving direction, and system parameters of each unit of the tuned mass damper.

• International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.743-754
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• 2020

This study provides an insight of the nonlinear behavior of the Offshore Wind Turbine (OWT) structure using the distributed plasticity approach. The fiber section beam-column element is applied to construct the finite element model. The accuracy of the proposed model is verified using linear analysis via the comparison of the dynamic characteristics. For collapse risk assessment of OWT, the nonlinear effects considering the earthquake Incident Angle (IA) have been evaluated first. Then, the Incremental Dynamic Analysis (IDA) has been executed using a set of 20 near-fault records. Lastly, fragility curves are developed to evaluate the vulnerability of structures for different limit states. Attained results justify the accuracy of the proposed approach for the structural response against the ground motions and other environmental loads. It indicates that effects of static wind and wave loads along with the earthquake loads should be considered during the risk assessment of the OWT structure.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.387-399
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• 2022

To study the seismic damage of masonry structures and understand the characteristics of the multi-intensity region, according to the Dujiang weir urbanization of China Wenchuan earthquake, the deterioration of 3991 masonry structures was summarized and statistically analysed. First, the seismic damage of multistory masonry structures in this area was investigated. The primary seismic damage of components was as follows: Damage of walls, openings, joints of longitudinal and transverse walls, windows (lower) walls, and tie columns. Many masonry structures with seismic designs were basically intact. Second, according to the main factors of construction, seismic intensity code levels survey, and influence on the seismic capacity, a vulnerability matrix calculation model was proposed to establish a vulnerability prediction matrix, and a comparative analysis was made based on the empirical seismic damage investigation matrix. The vulnerability prediction matrix was established using the proposed vulnerability matrix calculation model. The fitting relationship between the vulnerability prediction matrix and the actual seismic damage investigation matrix was compared and analysed. The relationship curves of the mean damage index for macrointensity and ground motion parameters were drawn through calculation and analysis, respectively. The numerical analysis was performed based on actual ground motion observation records, and fitting models of PGA, PGV, and MSDI were proposed.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.85-98
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• 2002

The use of supplemental damping to dissipate seismic energy is one of the most economical and effective ways to mitigate the effects of earthquakes on structures. Both displacement-dependent and velocity-dependent devices dissipate earthquake-induced energy effectively. Combining displacement-dependent and velocity-dependent devices for seismic mitigation of structures minimizes the shortcomings of individual dampers, and is the most economical solution for seismic mitigation. However, there are few publications related to the optimum distributions of combined devices in a multiple-bay frame building. In this paper, the effectiveness of a building consisting of multiple bags equipped with combined displacement-dependent and velocity-dependent devices is investigated. A four-story building with six bays was selected as an example to examine the efficiency of the proposed combination methods. The parametric study shows that appropriate arrangements of different kinds of devices make the devices more efficient and economical.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.387-410
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• 2013

This paper deals with the damage assessment for isolators of base-isolated building systems considering the torsion-coupling (TC) effect by establishing damage indices. The damage indices can indicate the reduction in lateral stiffness of the isolator story as explicit formulas in terms of modal parameters. In addition, the damage location, expressed in terms of the estimated damage index and eccentricities before and after damage, is also presented. Numerical analysis shows that the proposed algorithms are applicable for general base-isolated multi-story TC buildings. A procedure from the analysis of seismic response to the implementation of damage indices is demonstrated by using a numerical case. A system identification technique is employed to extract modal parameters from seismic responses of a building. Results show that the proposed indices are capable of detecting the occurrence of damage and preliminarily estimating the location of damaged isolator.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.595-615
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• 2014

This study aims to investigate the relationship between structural damage and sensitivity indices using the Hilbert-Huang transform (HHT) method. Two damage detection indices are proposed: the ratio of bandwidth (RB), and the ratio of effective stiffness (RES). The nonlinear four bays multiple degree of freedom models with various predominant frequencies are constructed using the SAP2000 program. Adjusted PGA earthquake data (Japan 311, Chi-Chi 921) are used as the excitations. Next the damage detection indices obtained using the HHT and the fast Fourier transform (FFT) methods are evaluated based on the acceleration responses of the structures to earthquakes. Simulation results indicate that, the column of the 1 st floor is the first yielding position and the RB value is changed when the RES<90% in all cases. Moreover, the RB value of the 1 st floor changes more sensitive than those from the top floor. In addition, when the structural response is nonlinear (i.e., RES<100%), the RB and the RES curves indicate the incremental change in the HHT spectra. However, the same phenomenon can be found from FFT spectra only when the stiffness reduction is large enough. Therefore, the RB estimated from the smoothed HHT spectra is an effective and sensitive index for detecting structural damage.

• 지구물리와물리탐사
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.286-294
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• 2010

한국지질자원연구원은 광역 지진관측망 이외에도 7 개소의 지진-음파(인프라사운드) 관측소를 설치하여 운영하고 있다. 이들 배열식 지진-음파 관측소는 지진파 이외에도 원거리 음원에서 발생하는 인프라사운드 신호를 관측할 수 있다. 인프라사운드란 대기권을 전파하는 20 Hz 이하 저주파수 음파로 정의되며, 에너지 감쇠가 적어 장거리를 전파하기 때문에 원거리에서 관측이 가능하다. 국내 인프라사운드 관측기술은 우선적으로 자연지진과 인공지진(지표발파)을 식별하기 위해 도입되었다. 지난 10여 년간 국내 인프라사운드 관측소를 운영한 결과 지진원 식별이외에도 다양한 지구물리학적 자연현상과 북한의 핵실험 등 인위적 폭발현상에서 발생한 인프라사운드를 관측할 수 있었다. 본 연구에서는 국내 인프라사운드 관측소를 통해 한반도 및 주변지역에서 발생한 주요 인프라사운드 음원에 대한 관측사례와 연구결과를 소개하고자 한다. 결론적으로, 인프라사운드 관측기술은 기존 대기에 국한된 관측영역을 넓혀 지구내부-지표면-대기권에서 발생하는 다양한 자연 혹은 인위적 현상을 관측하고 분석할 수 있는 새로운 지구관측기술의 하나로 자리 잡고 있다. 향후 지진파와 인프라사운드를 융합한 탐지, 분석기술 개발은 자연현상에 대한 지구물리학적 이해를 넓히고 인위적 폭발현상에 대한 원거리 정밀탐지기술로 응용이 가능하리라 판단된다.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.81-96
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• 2011

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to analyse early childhood teachers' perspectives and actual conditions of earthquakes and tsunami safety education. Methods : A total of 119 teachers were recruited from kindergarten and child-care center located in J city, all of whom gave consent to take part in these research. The data have been collected for 45 days from May to July in 2011. The data was analyzed by SPSS (version 17.0) and chi-square test. Results : The results of this study are summarized as follow. 1. 97.5% of the subjects considered earthquakes and tsunami safety education necessary, however, only 34.6% of them were given the education related to earthquakes and tsunami. 2. 63.9% of the early childhood teachers provided children in the kindergarten or childhood center with earthquakes and tsunami safety education, however, 30.3% of them were found to be without any experiences of earthquakes and tsunami safety education. 3. 68.5% of the teachers were informed earthquakes and tsunami safety knowledge. 4. 35.0% of respondents answered that the single session of earthquake and tsunami education was not efficient, thus expecting to receive continuing education. Conclusions : The study suggested that more teachers necessarily provide earthquake and tsunami safety education to reduce children's mortality rate in earthquakes and tsunami. The education program should be developed and systematized to improve teacher's knowledge. Moreover, the program should be continuously provided to teachers and children in the kindergarten or childhood center.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.1015-1039
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• 2014

The widening project on Freeway No.1 in Taiwan has a total length of roughly 14 kilometers, and includes three special bridges, namely a 216 m long-span bridge crossing the original freeway, an F-bent double decked bridge in a co-constructed section, and a steel and prestressed concrete composite bridge. This study employed in-situ monitoring in conjunction with numerical modeling to establish a real-time monitoring system for the three bridges. In order to determine the initial static and dynamic behavior of the real bridges, forced vibration experiments, in-situ static load experiments, and dynamic load experiments were first carried out on the newly-constructed bridges before they went into use. Structural models of the bridges were then established using the finite element method, and in-situ vehicle load weight, arrangement, and speed were taken into consideration when performing comparisons employing data obtained from experimental measurements. The results showed consistency between the analytical simulations and experimental data. After determining a bridge's initial state, the proposed in-situ monitoring system, which is employed in conjunction with the established finite element model, can be utilized to assess the safety of a bridge's members, providing useful reference information to bridge management agencies.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2010년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1486-1491
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• 2010

최근 국내에서도 지진의 발생 가능성이 증가하는 추세이며 교량, 터널 등과 같은 공공이용시설의 안전에 대한 우려도 증가하고 있다. 특히 1988년 이전 건설된 도시철도 시설물의 대부분은 내진설계가 반영되지 않아 내진안전성에 대한 검토와 보강이 요구되고 있다. 최근 가장 많이 연구되는 내진보강법인 섬유보강공법은 섬유의 특성은 우수하나 내진구조물의 취약점인 취성적이라는 것이 단점이다. 본 연구에서는 도시철도 개착식 터널의 내진성능 향상을 도모하기 위하여 FRP에 연성재료인 스틸과 알루미늄을 적층하여 새로운 FRP-연성재 적층 복합체를 제안하였다. FRP-연성재 적층 복합체의 인장 시험결과, 알루미늄 연성재를 사용한 경우 기존의 FRP 보강재보다 최대강도는 비슷하였으나 최대변형률이 증가하였다. 본 연구에서 제안한 FRP-알루미늄의 적층복합체는 연성이 요구되는 도시철도 개착식 터널에 적용할 경우 내진성능 향상에 효과적일 것으로 판단된다.